Collapsible bed-frame.



G. L. HABPHAM1 coLLAPsmLE sin FRAME, APPLICATION FiLED MAY l0, 191?.

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COLLAPSIBLE BED FRAME.

APNIC/mou FILED MAY lo. 19u.

1,259,732. PatentedMar. 19,12918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

IN VEN T01? 6. #HWP/VHA@ coniwrehendsthe novel construction, 'coni-f.'

Fi ure 1 is atop lapsi le bed-frame;

GEORGE L. naiirniim.'

COLLAPSIBLE or MAUPIN, OREGON.

BED-FRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

i Application tiled May 10, 1917. Serial No. 167,677.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE L. Haar-HAM, a citizen of th'e United States, residing at Maupin, in the county of Wasco and State of Oregon,'h ave invented certain newI and 'useful Improvements in Collapsible Bed-' Frames, of which the following is a speciev ication.

The object of this invention is to provide a novel form of collapsible bed -frame, which, whenin operative position, will be securely held'against accidental collapse, and which, when in collapsed position, will occupy a small compass for storage, shipment, or the like.'4

With this' object'in view, .the invention.

bin; "on and. arrangement of 'parts cfa collaps e bed-frame, as' will be'fiilly herein-. after describedin the s'eciiication, pointed 11i thfccomrhyins-di'iihsa I heifer illustrated Vfori'n of embodiment .my 11i-1 vention capable of carrying fout the -u-'n'derlying idea thereof. In theA diierent figures of the drawing, likereference-characters dicate corresponding pa'rtsg 'glhel 'sveal figures ofthe drawings" 'be brieily `e scribedas follows.: j

Plasiiew. Ofimy c91- Fig. 2 is a'side elevation thereof;

Fig. B is an end vie'wzthereo;.

Fig. 4 is a section onthe-line -4, Fig,- 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.; y

Fig. 5 is a section on the line. 5-5, Fig.|4, looking in the direction of the arrows Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the bedframe,

artlyrollapsed condition; and.

g. 7 is asideelevation ofthe bed-irme, entirely collapsed. H. 4.

In Figs; 5, 6 and 7, the'textlle covering has 'been removed, more clearly to display the parts of the bed-frame:-

' Referring, now, in detail to the drawings;

Y Thecolla'psiole bed-.frame comprises, essentially, two end members 1 1 and two side members 2, 2. These rame members .are

referably formed as longitudinal channel ars, and desirably of sheet metal stamped i up to shape. When the bedf'ranie is 'setfup in position for a person to recline tlie'rrenn,- the longitudinal side flanges' 3 occupy a horizontal position, as shown' in Fig.

two sections, and bein thereof. In Figs. 4 and 5 the "beveled, as ',shown at 8il mal =ed e of saidleg bears-'a 'the wa s of said cut-awaypo ion, as'shown in Fi' 4'. .The leg, .when -uprig t position, also projects throughs.A

Each of the side frame-members 2, 2 is made, as shown, in two sections, each overlapping at their inner adjacent ends, as

shown, and are provided with a hinge 4:. The two sections of each of said framemembers 2 are made of slightly different widths, whereby 'said voverlapping ends may nest closely one inside the other, as shown, perhaps, best in Figi.

To prevent accidental separation of said sections, z'. e., movement thereof on their hinges, when the bed-frame is set up in operative position, pivoted keepers 5 are provided, one thereof being furnished for each pivoted to one of said'sections adjacent t e overla ping ends eeper 5 is shown swung into operative position, so as .to maintain thetwo sections against aceidental movementon their hinge 4. out in 'the claims, an illustrated in the...

.the inners'iirfaceofsai member. lThat end of-the leg nearer the pivot '.7 is` preferably and, when the le is ino erative or uprig tfposition, said enV there'o projects. through,A a' cut-away portionA 9 lin the top ange 3, and one. longitudi.

inst one'4 of..

operative or cut-'awayportion 10 inthe lower iiaiigef4 otion 10 is of 4such le that, whenthe leg `is folded in so as to'lieilatly against-the' inner surface ofthe side frameinember 2 .(as shown in ,dotted lines'in' -Fig. Mythe outer end of said leg will' clear the inner 2end wall of said cut-away portion. Each of said legs 6 is 7 referably provided with a `longitudinal, rig t -a.iigled flange 11, which,

when the leg is in operative position, as.

"shown in full lines vin Fig.4, abuts the outer leg 6 and to the inner surface of the side frame-member 2, vas shown at 14, 14.- One -of said linksl-E is provided with a 'toe 1-5 bent at right angles to the link and adapted toA bear upon the other link near thehinged-point thereof, so' las to limit move- 4. .ment, in one direction, of said links on ofthe side frame-member2. The cut-away- Fig. 2).

nso

their hinge. But' any other form-of stop may, ofcourse, be used. Each pair of said links 12, 12 constitutes a brace for the leg 6, as is obvious, and' prevents collapse of said leg when in operative posltlon.

The side frame-members 2, 2 and the end frame-members l, 1 are pivotally connected together in a peculiar manner, to accomplish a particular function. That is to sa the manner of pivoting-is such that the anges of the side frame-members 2, 2 are spaced from the flanges of the end frame-members 1, l, as shown most clearly in Figs. 2,- 3 and 4. Thearran ement is such that one of the longitudinal anges 3 of one of the side frame-members 2 (as shown in Figs. 3 and 4) at the point of pi'votalconnection of said member 2 with the end frame-members 1, 1, is midway between the two, Hanges of the members l, l. The other,` side frame-member 2 is; similarly positiofned (as shown in It is to be noted, however, that, whlle it is the lower liang of the member` 2 shown at the left-hand side of Fig. 3 that is disposed midway between the two flanges of the end-members 1, 1, 1s the upper flange 3 of the other member ,2 shown at the right-hand side of Fig. 3"`tl1atisf disposed mldway between the two Harig" of the endmembers 1, 1. .'Pivot-pins` 17' through the flanges 3 at adjacentpnds of the l.members 1, 1 and 2, 2, and spacing-members 16, through which said pivot-pinsfalso project, are disposed between the liaiig'es 3 ofy4 the members 1, 1 and 2, 2, atad]aceritnend'sy thereof. The members 1, 1 and the members 2, 2 are, preferably, of the same widthW-Tlfe peculiar arrangement, just described, 1,offifitlie `flanges 3, 3 of the `side-members 2, 2w1t1r,

respect to the flanges 3, 3 of the {enti-mein,-`

. ,v Y bers 1, 1, and the arrangement of ,the s1de-, members 2, 2 in different horizontal planes, i

insure that, when the bed-frame is collapsed, and folded, the parts. will li`e closely together and occupy a minimum space.

A textile covering 17 secred. to bars 18, 18 may be provided, and/the bars may be connected with the end frame members 1, 1 by retraetile springs 15),"as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. i

In operation, in knocking down or collapsing the bed-frame from the ,position .thereof shown `in Figs. 1 to 4 to the position shown in Figfi, thelnks 12 are folded inward and the legs Ginovcd toward the side frame-members 2, .2r-:until said legs and links occupy a position fiat-ly against the side `frameqnenibers 2, 2, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4. Thereupon, the keepers 15 areV project'. lie flatlyagainst `the 1 inner surface of said riding clearance space when the legs are bers l, 1 are grasped and moved toward each other, the parts closing up into the positlon shown in Fig. 7.

While I have described 'with great particularity a concrete embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that departures from the physical presentment may be made, especially in matters of detail, so long as such changes come within the scope of the appended claims and the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention and the operation thereof, the many advantages thereof will be apparent, especially to those skilled in the art to which it pertains. i l

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is: Y ,zo V

1. A. collapsible bed-frame including side members formed as longitudinal-channel bars having longitudinahaanges, and legs carried by, each of saidfside-members and pivoted to the innemsurfacef thereof, one of said flanges having longitudinally-extending cut-away portions, through which. said 4`legs projectwhen inoperative position and pro- 'viding a clearance space when" the" legs are swung tonen inoperative position, so" as to side-members, between the flanges thereof.

y2. A collapsible bed-frame including sidevmembers formed as longitudinal-channel rbaz-s.'having longitudinallanges, and legs ,.,earriedby each of said side-members and pivoted to the inner surface thereof, one of said flanges having longitudinally-extending cut-away portions, through which said legs proiec't when in operative position and proswung'toan inoperative position, so 'as to liefgfiatly against the inner surface of said side-members, between the flanges thereof, each of said legs-being provided-with a longitudinal flange bearing against one of theend walls of said cut-away portion when ihe leg is `in operative position.

3. A collapsible. bed-frame comprising sidc-.membersgand end-members formed as' longitudinahchannel bars having longitudinal ilangessaid` sideand end-members, at adjacent ends, being pivoted together, and the flanges ,ofsaidside-members, at the piyotefl ends thereof, being spaced from the flanges .of the end-members.

4. A collapsible bed-frame comprising sidemembers andiend-members formed as longitudinal-channel vbars `having longitudinal flanges, pivot-pinsy passing through the flanges of said. side-"and end-members at adjacent ends thereof, and spacing-members maintaining the flanges 'of said side-mem bers, at the pivoted ends thereof, in spaced elation with the flanges of the end-memers.

A. collapsbe bed-frame comprising relation with the anges of the end-mem- 10 side-members and end-members formed as bers. longtudinal-chmme bars having longtudi- In testimony whereof, I'ax my signature gal fangos, pitxloh-ns passingd throubgh the in the presence of two witnesses.

anges of sai sie ,and en -mem ers at adjacent ends thereof, 'cFspacng-members, GEORGE L' HARPHAM' through which said pvotls reject, for Witnesses: "maintaining the Hanges of sadgside-mem- F.- D. STUART, bers, at the pivoted ends thereof, in spaced J. M. CONKLIN. 

